1 Samuel 5:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 5:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 5:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destru..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 5:9 — KJV
“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
— 1 Samuel 5:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 5:9 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 5:9
“For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:9: hand, lord, against
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:9: about, hand, against
“And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:9: great, smote, men
“And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:9: lord, against, very
“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. came to hand: Heb. was found they came...: Heb. were found”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:9: hand, city, very
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